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Finds Identification and Valuation
Western Australia - stamped lead sheet, detected a few inches buried near an old WW2 convalescence camp which later became a migrant camp.
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<blockquote data-quote="Hilux" data-source="post: 645722" data-attributes="member: 23052"><p>Great find Geoff.</p><p></p><p>Do you have a link to that data base you could share? Thanks.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Edit - if the tag is related to Alfred Egnazio Masotto then he passed in 2006;</p><p></p><p><strong>MASOTTO </strong> , Alfredo Egnazio (Fred). 8 Feb 1927 - 14 Aug 2006. Husband of Suzie, father of Lawrence, Keith, Darryl, Dean, Ashley and Vanessa</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/Geraldton-Greenough/geraldton_f-m.htm[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Edit#2 - it all ties together.</p><h2>109th Australian Convalescent Depot</h2><p>"Formed at Northam and moved to Naval Base in December 1941. Next move was to Narrogin in March 1942 where their establishment grew to 1,000 beds before moving back to Northam in March 1943 and reduced in size to 500 beds. Final move was to Point Walter in January 1945, with another downsize to 250 beds."</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.birtwistlewiki.com.au/wiki/109th_Australian_Convalescent_Depot[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hilux, post: 645722, member: 23052"] Great find Geoff. Do you have a link to that data base you could share? Thanks. Edit - if the tag is related to Alfred Egnazio Masotto then he passed in 2006; [B]MASOTTO [/B] , Alfredo Egnazio (Fred). 8 Feb 1927 - 14 Aug 2006. Husband of Suzie, father of Lawrence, Keith, Darryl, Dean, Ashley and Vanessa [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/Geraldton-Greenough/geraldton_f-m.htm[/URL] Edit#2 - it all ties together. [HEADING=1]109th Australian Convalescent Depot[/HEADING] "Formed at Northam and moved to Naval Base in December 1941. Next move was to Narrogin in March 1942 where their establishment grew to 1,000 beds before moving back to Northam in March 1943 and reduced in size to 500 beds. Final move was to Point Walter in January 1945, with another downsize to 250 beds." [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.birtwistlewiki.com.au/wiki/109th_Australian_Convalescent_Depot[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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Treasure Hunting
Finds Identification and Valuation
Western Australia - stamped lead sheet, detected a few inches buried near an old WW2 convalescence camp which later became a migrant camp.
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